Corn is to Pueblo
people what the buffalo has always been to the Plains Indians, the very symbol
of LIFE. In Zuni mythology, the Corn Maidens brought this gift,
and many of the carvings of women, especially those with a criss-cross pattern
on the body, are carved to pay homage to the Corn Maidens.

A
tabletta (also tablita) is a board headdress having stair step edges and
decorated with sky scenes and feathers front and back. It is worn by women during
ceremonies. A harness holds it onto the head, so that the widest portion is seen
from the front or the back.

What
is a Fetish? A fetish is a rock carving of an animal that captures the spirit
and the essence of the animal, not necessarily its exact detailed conformation.
Read more
about fetishes.

Picasso
Marble (or Picasso stone) is a carbonate rock of diverse natural colors
such as gray, brown and black and with seemingly randomly oriented transecting
black veinlets. Much of Picasso Marble comes from Utah. Read
more about stones.